Developing Professional Language After College

It is a common trend for a student recently graduated from of college to face several rejections to jobs they applied for. This could be due to numerous things such as not enough experience, resume not stating what the company is looking for, or possibly over qualified candidates getting the job because the job market is at low. All of those can be frustrating, but nothing could be more frustrating than getting through the resume process, screening, and testing just to get an interview only to not get the job. As a student out of college reflects how close they were to getting the job they invested much time researching and preparing for; it is important that they take into account not only what they could have said in their interview incorrectly that caused them to lose an opportunity, but also focus on how they spoke in the interview.

The reality of it is, the average college student does not use consistent professional language during their collegiate tenure, and they speak more to their friends than business professional, and frequently use incorrect grammar on social media networks. "According to USA Today College, Facebook and Twitter may have stigmatized good speaking and writing (Santucci, 2012); as a result it has become second nature for their speaking skills to be acclimated to common terminology and slang and not up to par to the professional language expected in such a competitive environment. Issues a student out of college include but not limited to: unknowingly saying words such as "like", "uh", and "um" frequently during speaking, using professional verbiage over common terminology, as well as controlling their tone and pace while speaking.

In order for young adults out of college to transition into incorporating more professional speaking some great tips include downloading a phone-recording app on the iPhone and practice interview answers and listen for ways to eliminate unnecessary words and control the pace of one's voice (Blake, 2011). Another suggestion would be to invest in a thesaurus and watch YouTube videos of professional speaker to earn and incorporated better professional terminology. For instance, instead of stating "created programs", it can be translated into "developed initiative", things such as that sounds more professional and makes an impact on one's interview. Last but not least, it is strongly encouraged to sign up for a your local Toastmasters club (Blake, 2011), it is a public speaking organization that not only helps improve public speaking, but also a great network opportunity, and resume builder. Although the issue is not highly publicized and seldom acknowledged, the harsh reality is that a great candidate could be eliminated from a career opportunity based on their verbal communication, since that is an option a recent grad has the ability to change and control, hopefully they will be more cognitive to take initiatives to develop professional language.

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